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'''Ashvin Mathew''' is an Indian film and stage [[actor]], [[stand-up comedian]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-laugh/article4905048.ece |title=All for a laugh |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715230546/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-laugh/article4905048.ece |archivedate=15 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Theater-person-Ashvin-Mathew-to-star-in-Mohanlals-next/articleshow/33603316.cms |title=Theater person Ashvin Mathew to star in Mohanlal's next |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414215501/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Kannada/Theatre/Theater-person-Ashvin-Mathew-to-star-in-Mohanlals-next/articleshow/33603316.cms |archivedate=14 April 2014 }}</ref><ref name="TOIEV">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/English-Vinglish-happened-after-I-played-a-Malayali-who-couldnt-get-it-up-Ashvin-Mathew/articleshow/32856371.cms |title=English Vinglish happened after I played a Malayali who couldn't get it up: Ashvin Mathew |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708121112/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/English-Vinglish-happened-after-I-played-a-Malayali-who-couldnt-get-it-up-Ashvin-Mathew/articleshow/32856371.cms |archivedate=8 July 2015 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mathew is a [[Malayali]] who grew up in [[Bangalore]] and is currently settled in [[Cyprus]] with his wife who is from the country. His father is a doctor and his mother is an agricultural scientist. His first play was Restless: The Spirit of Youth, by Gautam Raja and Meenakshi Menon. He then studied theatre at [[Sydney]] before leaving it to study Radio Journalism in Cyprus. He returned to Bangalore and became a stand-up comedian before leaving to become a theatre teacher in [[Dubai]]. He subsequently returned to India to become a full-fledged actor.<ref name="TH" /><ref name="TOIBA">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/The-actor-comedian-has-signed-his-first-hindi-film-Banana/articleshow/28930433.cms |title=Ashvin Mathew goes 'Banana' with Bollywood flick |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913094745/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/The-actor-comedian-has-signed-his-first-hindi-film-Banana/articleshow/28930433.cms |archivedate=13 September 2016 }}</ref>

==Career==
He began his film career by working with Kukku Surendran to tweak the script of [[Veeralipattu (2007 film)|Veeralipattu]]. He was selected to portray the role of Father Vincent in [[English Vinglish]]. Actress [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] suggested his name for [[Vedivazhipadu]], which became his first Malayalam movie. He subsequently went on to act in multiple Malayalam movies. Mathew has also written the script for two Tamil movies, Uthukuli Amigos and Gymkhana Vasu, both of which are in the planning stages of production.<ref name="TH" /><ref name="TOIEV" />

==Filmography==
;As actor

{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language!!References
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| 2012 || ''[[English Vinglish]]'' || Father Vincent || Hindi || <ref name="TOIEV" />
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| 2013 || ''[[Vedivazhipadu]]'' || PP || Malayalam ||<ref name="TH" />
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| 2014 || ''[[1 by Two]]'' || Dr. Balakrishnan || Malayalam ||<ref name="TH12">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/enter-the-maze/article5895867.ece |title=Enter the maze |work= [[The Hindu]] |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mr. Fraud]]'' || Javed ||Malayalam || <ref name="TOIBA" />
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| 2014 || ''[[Peruchazhi]]'' || Rohit Jee ||Malayalam || <ref name="TOIPE">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Ashvin-gets-to-be-himself-in-Peruchazhi/articleshow/33643277.cms |title=Ashvin gets to be 'himself' in Peruchazhi |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028145358/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Ashvin-gets-to-be-himself-in-Peruchazhi/articleshow/33643277.cms |archivedate=28 October 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Tamaar Padaar]]'' || John Katuparamban || Malayalam ||<ref name="TOIMIN">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Ashvin-Mathew-as-Minister/articleshow/42269822.cms |title=Ashvin Mathew as Minister |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=19 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206231814/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Ashvin-Mathew-as-Minister/articleshow/42269822.cms |archivedate=6 February 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Loham]]'' || Ramesh Menon || Malayalam ||<ref name="IBT">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/prithviraj-share-screen-space-mohanlal-loham-630467 |title=Prithviraj to Share Screen Space with Mohanlal in 'Loham' |work=[[International Business Times]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219152550/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/prithviraj-share-screen-space-mohanlal-loham-630467 |archivedate=19 December 2015 }}</ref>
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| 2016 || ''Ka Bodyscapes'' || Bhakthavalsalan || Malayalam ||<ref name="IFFK">{{cite web|url=http://iffk.in/ka-bodyscapes-2/ |title=KA BODYSCAPES |publisher=[[International Film Festival of Kerala]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104149/http://iffk.in/ka-bodyscapes-2/ |archivedate=19 April 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Jomonte Suvisheshangal]]'' || David ||Malayalam || <ref name="TOIJO">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jomonte-Suvisheshangal-to-be-Dulquers-Xmas-release/articleshow/54392208.cms |title=Jomonte Suvisheshangal to be Dulquer's Xmas release |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925073527/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jomonte-suvisheshangal-to-be-dulquers-xmas-release/articleshow/54392208.cms |archivedate=25 September 2016 }}</ref>
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| 2017 || ''[[C/O Saira Banu]]'' || Adv. Abel Alex ||Malayalam ||
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